The academic publishing system is undergoing large changes towards a more open process, including the increasing use of preprints, open access and open data repositories. This move is especially important for computational and theoretical neuroscience, which require the availability of empirical data and model code. Several recent experiments aim at opening the scientific discussion itself, where not only the article but also the reaction of the community is published. Different models are being experimented; anonymous or signed reviews; invited or spontaneous; led by authors or editors. It has also been suggested that the social web (e.g. reddit, stackexchange) might provide relevant models.

In this workshop, we will explore emerging open models in academic publishing, with speakers presenting concrete experiments. Ample room will be reserved for discussion, in particular as it relates to concrete projects for the computational neuroscience community.